PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Muta Baruka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Kojima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Baruka
vs
Kojima

194 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Crocodile Steak and Ale House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muta Baruka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Kojima!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baruka tries to clinch but Kojima moves out of range.
Kojima keeps the fight on the outside.
Kojima misses with a double jab.
Kojima takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baruka blocks a leg kick.
Baruka moves in looking to clinch but Kojima pushes him off.
Baruka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kojima swats away the attempt to clinch by Baruka.
Kojima goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kojima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baruka dodges the punch combination from Kojima.
Kojima lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baruka circles away quickly and effectively.
Baruka tries to clinch up.
Baruka ducks right into an uppercut from Kojima.
Kojima throws a hook to the side of Baruka's head but Baruka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kojima swats away the attempt to clinch by Baruka.
Baruka takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baruka doesn't manage to clinch there - Kojima circles away.
Baruka wants to clinch up but Kojima keeps it at a distance.
Baruka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baruka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baruka doesn't manage to clinch there - Kojima circles away.
Baruka tries to clinch there but Kojima circles away.
Baruka tries to clinch but Kojima is having none of it.
A lazy left from Kojima finds it's target.
Baruka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kojima throws a right hand that Baruka ducks under and follows up with a left that Baruka also avoids with ease.
Baruka moves in looking to clinch but Kojima pushes him off.
Kojima keeps the fight on the outside.

Kojima gets a clinch.
Kojima tries to break free but Baruka pushes him back against the ropes.
Baruka landing knees to the head.

It looks like Kai Kojima has been cut.
Baruka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baruka misses with a knee to the head.
Baruka trying to land knees to the body.
Kojima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kojima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kojima trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baruka misses with a knee to the head.

Kojima breaks the clinch.
Kojima circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kojima makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Baruka darts in trying to clinch
and Kojima counters with a solid body kick.
Baruka is breathing heavily.
Baruka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kojima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Kojima misses the target.
Baruka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kojima makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Baruka really felt that one!
Baruka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Kojima to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baruka clinches but Kojima breaks the clinch
and Kojima counters with a nice leg kick.
Kojima swinging wilding here.
Baruka wants to clinch but Kojima slips to the side
and Kojima counters with a right hand to the body.
Kojima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baruka avoids a kick to the body.
Baruka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kojima counters with a left to the body.
Kojima connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baruka's hands.
Baruka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baruka tries to clinch
and Kojima counters with a body kick that stops Baruka in his tracks momentarily.
Baruka closes the distance but Kojima moves to the side
and Kojima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kojima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baruka.
Kojima throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baruka ducks under a wild hook from Kojima.
Baruka wants to clinch
letting Kojima counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kojima scores with a jab. Baruka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kojima tries to score with a low kick but Baruka moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Kojima, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muta Baruka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baruka wants to clinch
and Kojima counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Baruka is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Baruka is rocked!
Kojima connects with a right hand. Baruka shakes it off.
Oh Baruka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kojima circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Baruka to the canvas! Baruka doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Kojima keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Kojima!